I just returned from my last dinner in downtown Waterford! I can't believe I'm saying/typing those words. Taylor and I went downtown this afternoon to finish up some souvenir shopping and then met Elizabeth, Emily, and Tiffany for dinner at a french restaurant. Let me just brag on this food for a second. I had French onion soup for a starter, then a Salmon fish "pie" (salmon baked with mashed potatoes on top) with a salad, then chocolate souffle with vanilla ice cream and meringue. Oh, and some white wine. It was all incredibly amazing and I am so sad I won't be able to go back again.
I had a great time this weekend with a small trip to Kilkenny. I took my first train ride ever! Taylor and I watched James (our new Irish friend that we met in Waterford) play a show with his band. They were incredibly talented and despite the numerous drunk groups of boys getting way too close and borderline harassing us, we had an awesome time. Or, as the Irish would say, a savage time.
Monday is a class day, Tuesday is a rest/study day, and Wednesday is finals and our very last dinner in Ireland. We leave Waterford at 1:00am Thursday morning for Dublin. I have a layover in Frankfurt (a short one, thankfully) and then a horrendously long flight back to Atlanta. We should be landing at 4:00pm Atlanta time, where Andy and my mom will be picking me up! This will be my last entry from the Emerald Isle so I wanted to make some lists.
Things I Will Miss:
- The accents.
- Organic, local beef.
- Perfect fruit.
- The clothes/shopping.
- Walking/Public transport/No driving!
- Friendly and extremely well-behaved dogs everywhere.
- Young children speaking in a well-thought out and mature manner.
- 3 Bulmers for 10 euro at Mason's.
- Making Irish friends just by being an American.
- Mike and Howard being there for us 24/7
- The kind staff at WIT.
- No billboards or advertisements on the highways.
- Endless green fields, broken down abbeys, and castle ruins.
- So. Many. Cows.
- Penney's.
- Free breakfast almost everyday.
- Irish sausage.
- Hot tea with every meal.
- Cell phone free for a month.
- Pulling into Waterford after a long field trip day and feeling at home.
- Being brave enough to take on new cities by myself, with only a back pack full of clothes and a bus schedule in hand.
- The Gingerman.
- Live music in pubs.
- Laundry service.
- Something new and exciting every single day.
- Learning new words and phrases.
- Kind and helpful strangers.
- Taking two photography courses at once.
- Taylor, Joey, and all of the friends I've met here.
- The bus drivers.
- The ketchup.
Things I Will Not Miss:
- Never getting enough sleep.
- Conversion rate and foreign transaction fees.
- Inappropriate drunken behavior.
- Daylight until 10:30pm and sunrise at 4:30am.
- Dead camera batteries.
- Sprained ankle.
- Unable to text Brittany.
- The showers.
- Everything closes at 6pm.
- The WIT Facebook block from 9am-3pm.
- 50lb luggage limit (determined to conquer this, by the way!)
- Weather that changes almost every hour.
Clearly, one list outweighs the other. I'll try and update once more when I get back to the States. So incredibly excited to see my friends, family, and fiance! :) :) :) :) :) :)
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